The Best Of Everything

Around The Compass

Restaurant notes from all over the metropolitan area.

in Oak Park ... with gourmet-like
Belloni's popular spot is still a big
dishes served ar a 17-stool counter or
favorite for Detroit businessmen and
one of the two end booths, two regu-
businesswomen with its variety of
lar 2-top tables and four high 2-top
gourmet sandwiches that share equal
ishes prepared by Executive
tables ... But it is still quite a favorite
popularity with Jim Beard's hamburg-
Chef Marcus Haight and
... Steak Diane, steak au poivre,
er
steak,
Pancho
burger
and
Dover
his staff at the Lark,
broiled white fish, linguine
sole
...
After
dark,
Caucus
Farmington Road south of
in white or red clam sauce,
Club
is
a
favorite
rendezvous
Maple, West Bloomfield, are amazing
etc., is together with a deli-
for
theater-goers
and
people
... Food consistency plays a big role in
cious Georgio burger
out on the town ... Except for
the Lark's success as Mary and Jim
served open face with chut-
the dark Saturday night.
Lark celebrate its 18th year ... Try the
ney, Dijon mustard and
FOLKS ENJOY gourmet
signature favorite, rack of lamb
bordelaise
sauce.
Italian dishes with intense feel-
Ghengis Kahn.
FOUR
GENERA-
ing
at
Cafe
Cortina,
10
Mile
MAY WAS YEAR No. 26 for Ah
TIONS enjoy the food put
east of Orchard Lake Road,
Wok, 10 Mile east of Novi Road,
out by Mary Brady, member
Farmington
Hills
...
It
is
which has no American dishes ... All
DANNY
of the 1994 Michigan
owned by Rina Tonon and
authentic Chinese fare presented by
Culinary Olympic Team, at
RASKIN
operated by her and general
Pete Moy ... And one of the Oriental
hers and hubby Tom Brady's
Local
Columnist
manager son Adrian, amid an
restaurants in this region said to have
Diamond Jim Brady's in
elegantly soft, romantic atmos-
been first in bringing Mandarin and
Novi
Town Center on 10
phere.
Szechuan foods here when it opened.
Mile
and
Novi
Road
... It still has the
are
the
big
thing
now
VEAL
RIBS
SEATING IS LIMITED for the
Hodgepodge
salad,
original
DJ
at
E.G.
Nick's,
Maple
between
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, led by
(Diamond Jim) burger, Charlie Brown
Orchard
Lake
and
Farmington
roads
great trombonist and former orchestra
burger and others ... plus her fine culi-
in West Bloomfield ... Popularity is
leader Buddy Morrow, and featuring
nary renderings.
soaring for its white fish served
Dorsey singer Walt Andrus ... Friday,
JULY 31 WILL be 27 years since
Charlevoix-style
on
a
wooden
board
July 23, 7 p.m. at Excalibur
Reid
Aston opened Golden
said
to
retain
the
heat.
Convention & Banquet Center ... in
Mushroom on 10 Mile, west of
only
for
about
37
at
SEATING
IS
back of the restaurant ... at Franklin
Southfield ... His words that "There
Giorgio's on Greenfield and Lincoln
Road and Northwestern Highway ...
will always be a need for quali-
Hors d' oeuvres and cash bar
ty restaurants" ring with fine
available ... $25 per person.
kitchen offerings that continue
GREEK NIGHT tonight,
to dazzle many tastebuds.'
July 16, will be in Big Daddy's
STILL WITH ITS true style
Parthenon banquet hall next to
of barbecuing is Ja•Da on Larned
the restaurant, on Orchard Lake
in Detroit, which goes along its
Road north of Maple ... with
way among the better soul food
belly dancing, singing, etc.
and barbecue operations ... and
ONLY ETHIOPIAN restau-
includes a lot of jazz, too.
rants in Michigan, Blue Nile in
OUT SOUTHFIELD way,
Ann Arbor and on the fourth
in Sunset Strip on Northwestern
floor of Trappers Alley on
Highway, soul food is at one of
Monroe in Greektown ... reveal
the best restaurants of its kind
much gastronomic knowledge of
in the suburbs ... People antici-
centuries-old dining customs ...
pating a wonderful dining
The food has extreme good
adventure are never disappoint-
health factors, molded on home-
ed by owner Patrick Coleman
made inerja bread that serves as
and his Beans & Cornbread.
both a plate and utensil ... They
LELLI's ON Woodward,
are owned by Ethiopian-Jew
north of Grand Boulevard, will
Seifu Lessanework.
celebrate its 60th year by
DICKENSEAN SISTER of
rolling back prices to 1979,
the former London Chop House
weekends (Fridays, Saturdays '\
that at one time held top rung in
and Sundays) of July 16, 23,
Detroit's restaurant game,
30, Aug. 6, 13, 20 and 27 ... It
Caucus Club, across the street
will be only at the Detroit loca-
from the Chop's Murphy
tion, not Auburn Hills.
Building residence, is one of the
GALLERY IN the
very, very few restaurants closed
Bloomfield
Plaza, Telegraph and
Johnny and Peter Ginopolis
on Saturday night ... Mary

DANNY RASKIN
:Local Columnist

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What Italian
was meant to be!

Andiamo Italia

East Fourteen Mile Road in Warren

810 268-3200

Trattoria Andiamo

Mack Avenue in Grosse Pointe Woods

313 886-9933

Andiamo Lakefront Bistro

Jefferson Avenue in St. Clair Shores

810 773-7770

Andiamo Italia West

Telegraph in Bloomfield Hills

248 865-9300

Andiamo Osteria

Main Street in Rochester

248 601-9300

Andiamo Osteria

Main Street in Royal Oak

248 582-9300

Private dining accommodations
and off-site catering

Selected "Best Italian Restaurant"
by Gourmet Magazine '96, '97 and '98

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7/16

1999

98 Detroit Jewish News